Upgrade your iPod Touch to 3.0 for FREE
Posted on June 20th, 2009 by Calvin
If you want to upgrade the firmware of your iPod Touch or iPhone to 3.0 but don’t have a credit card to pay the $9.95 associated with it, you can do so for free.
Here are a couple of things that you should know before you do it:
- This is not a custom firmware. It’s the original so if your iPod is jailbroken, it will unjailbreak it. No Cydia, no themes, etc.
- If you want to jailbreak it, you can check out my guide here.
You also need to upgrade your iTunes to 8.2 for this to work without a hitch.
If you decided to push through, locate the 3.0 firmware for your device here. Download and extract the .ipsw file.
To install: 
- Connect your device and open iTunes 8.2
- Sync to backup your iPod
- Press Shift and hold it then click the Update button
- Browse for your .ipsw file and select it
- Wait 10-15 minutes and you’re done.
Enjoy the new features of your iPod Touch!
Sorry for the lack of screenshots. I’m still waiting for the jailbreak to do this. Updating is really simple and straightforward anyway.
You might also be interested in:
- How to properly upgrade your iPod Touch
- Why I won’t upgrade my iPod Touch to iOS4 just yet
- iOS 4 is a free update for iPod Touch users
- Jailbreak for the iPod Touch running on iOS4
Filed under: iPod Touch and iPad
hala,!!?
pnu pong pwede ring magin 1st gen 2?
pag walang volume control sa gilid ang 16GB na ipod touch, 1st gen yun.
ouch’ thats mean 1s gen pla 2ng akin.. huhu.. thanks poh ng marame. now magdodownlod ule ako .g 3.0 1st gen nmn. hehe,
thankz.. CheErz!
Na upgrade mo ung ipod 1st gen mo?
the 1st gen ipod touch cannot be upgraded to ios4. hanggang 3.1.3 lang sila.
yiphie’.. thanks poh.. nkpag’update npo ko to 3.1.3.. thanks s link at s forum. more powers to come..
Thank you for this wonderful post my ipod touch now from 2.1.1 is flying at 3.1.1
) wow and best of all it’s free the best ka 
))
Would the update still work if i have a newer version of itunes? for example, version 9.1?
I heard that some people are having trouble with 9.1. if you can avoid updating to 9.1 then stick with the old version first. it doesn’t hurt to try though. if you need the installer for the old versions look for it in oldapps.com
Will synching my itouch with the 3.0 software clear everything on it? and how do I extract the .ipsw file? I have a mac.
If you update to new firmware it wont. If you choose restore to new firmware it will. You can restore from backup afterwards anyway.
I have the itunes 9.1? when i click shift and browse and click of the .ipsw file, it says file not compatible?
hmmm, maybe you didn’t get the right firmware for your device (1G, 2G, 3G)